n.
Pronunciation: ' sn ə b
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: snubbed ; snub · bing
Etymology: Middle English snibben, snubben, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snubba to scold, Swedish dialect snubba to reproach, cut off
Date: 13th century
1 : to check or stop with a cutting retort : REBUKE
2 a : to check (as a line) suddenly while running out especially by turning around a fixed object (as a post or a cleat) also : to check the motion of by snubbing a line < snub the anchor> b : to restrain the action of : SUPPRESS < snub a vibration>
3 : to treat with contempt or neglect < snub an old acquaintance>
4 : to extinguish by stubbing < snub out a cigarette>